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Gustavus and River Falls Set to Meet in NCAA Quarterfinal
Following their MIAC Championship victory, the Gustavus women's hockey team (24-3) is set to host UW-River Falls (23-3-1) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Championships at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Gusties and Falcons both earned a bye to the second round of the tournament, to be hosted at Don Roberts Ice Rink. Tournament play begins Wednesday night, with six teams competing for a chance at the quarterfinal, with the winners facing Amherst, Adrian, or SUNY-Plattsburgh on Saturday. Those victorious in round two will head to the Frozen Four, to be hosted by the highest remaining seed of the four teams.
Women’s Hockey Breaks Record with Post-Season Honors
The Gustavus women's hockey team was nothing if not impressive all season, accumulating numerous player of the week honors, national recognition in both the NCAA Pairwise and USCHO.com polls, and sweeping both MIAC championships with just one conference loss all season. And as if there were no more records to break, the Gusties managed to find one more. With eight MIAC All-Conference selections, the 2022-23 Gusties set a new record for All-Conference selections in a season.
Women’s Hockey to Host UW-River Falls for NCAA Quarterfinal
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on Sunday announced the 11-team field for its Division III Women’s Hockey Championship, and Gustavus (24-3), with the MIAC's automatic qualifier, got a bid to the quarterfinals as a host seed.
Women’s Hockey Wins Third-Straight MIAC Playoff Championship
The Gustavus women's hockey team won their third-straight MIAC Playoff Championship with a 4-2 win over Augsburg, clinching a bid to the NCAA tournament with the MIAC's automatic qualifier.
Women’s Hockey Set to Host Augsburg for MIAC Championship Saturday
In case the Gusties and the Auggies haven't had enough of each other already this year, meeting three times already in the regular season, the two teams are set to face each other for the MIAC Playoff title game, hosted by the No. 1 Gusties at Don Roberts Ice Rink on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Women’s Hockey Advances to MIAC Championship with 5-1 Win over Hamline
The Gusties are headed back to the MIAC Championship game after defeating Hamline by a score of 5-1 in the semifinal matchup. The Gusties scored four goals in the second period for the victory, outshooting Hamline 52-7 through the game.
Women’s Hockey to Host Hamline Sunday in MIAC Semifinal
The Gustavus women's hockey team is set to host Hamline at 4 p.m. Sunday for a MIAC semifinal playoff matchup at Don Roberts Ice Arena. As the league's No. 1 seed, the Gusties earned a first round bye, while the fifth-ranked Pipers captured a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 4 St. Olaf Friday night.
MIAC Championships Schedule Update
The schedule changes have been made "out of an abundance of caution, with the focus on health and safety, due to a significant snow storm this week."
McCoy Named Women’s Hockey Player of the Week
Katie McCoy picked up her fourth Athlete of the Week honor of the season, the MIAC announced Monday afternoon. McCoy helped the Gusties to two more wins, making 22 saves between the two games, including a 10-save shutout in the Gusties' 1-0 win over MIAC Playoff-bound St. Olaf. With the shutout, McCoy now leads the NCAA with nine on the season, and shares the NCAA Division I and Division III lead amongst active goaltenders, male or female.
Holland’s Hat Trick Leads Gusties Past St. Olaf in Regular Season Finale
After scoring just one goal in Friday night's game against St. Olaf, the Gusties were led to a 6-1 victory by Hailey Holland, who picked up a hat trick in the Saturday rematch. With their win over St. Olaf, the Gusties improve to 22-3-0 and end the regular season with a conference record of 17-1-0.